MicroHoo?

Breaking news this morning is that Microsoft has made a $44 billion offer to buy Yahoo. There's a lot of shock and surprise out there, but I think it makes a lot of sense. Here's why:

• MSFT has been lagging behind Google in many areas, and this is a way to shore up the gap
• YHOO owns some pretty attractive social media sites: Flickr, del.icio.us, Upcoming, to name a few - this is a great way for MSFT to get in the game
• The combined search capabilities of the two would be something
• And the online advertising opportunities would abound

Lots of people are excited about it. But no one more so than Microsoft's CEO. Let's see just how crazy Steve Ballmer gets:



Happy Friday.